Setting-up machine.



R. P. n. FRRET L P. u. MAURAN. SETTING-UP MACHINE. APPUCATION-FILED MAR.26,1914.

l ,Q7-9,098.. PatentedSept. 17, 1918,

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R. P. n. FRRET 1 P. u. MAURAN.

SETTING-UPMACHINE. APPLxcATloN HLED 1111111.26. 1914.

1,279,098, Patented Sept. 17,1918.

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Amovable type, monotype,

' placed in UNTTED sTaTEs TETENT oEFiCE;

EEN P AIIL DESIRE EREET AND PIERRE URBAIN MAUEAN, or PARIS, FRANCE(SETTING-Ur MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept-` ,17, 1918.

Application filed March 26, 1914. Serial No. 827,478.

To all whomzt may concern: v r Be it known that we', REN PAUL DsIREFRRET, of lrluede Rennes, Paris, France, engineer, and PIERRE URBAINMAURAN, of 68 Rue Marcadet, Paris', France, commercial agent, haveinvented new and. useful I mprovements in Setting-Up Machlnes, whichimprovements are fully set forth 1n the following specification. v

This' invention has. forl its .object an arrangement for automatic linespacing to be applied to setting. upV machines` whether rototype, orother. 4In such machines each line of type'isl led in front of lavertical shutter having an up and down movement and. placed at the inletto the type galley,and isl pushed into,the galley by afpusher which hasa-to and fro movement and' advanceswhen the shutter israised.` Y

yAccording to this invention a space line galley is placed in front ofthe shutter above the space occupied by the type lines on arrival .infront of the typegalley, the space line kgalley is provided adJacent tothe shutter with a slot of adjustable slze 'through which the spacelines' can move downward to come also 1n" front-of the type broughttotheV same spotand so soon as the shutter is vlifted the space Yline andthe line type will be pushed together into the type galleyby the pusher.Y

he accompanying ydrawings. illustrate two methods of carrying out theinvention. Figure-1 is a vertical section Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe .space line galley. Figs. .3 'and 4 are a side elevation (partiallycut away) and a plan of a modification. Fig. 5 is an elevation'of theshutter, and Fig. 6 shows details. v .l

1'is the ytype galley, 2 the pusher having a to andfro movement whichserves to Vpush theplines' of type and thespace lines thereinto ,and 3the upwardly and downwardly moving shutter placed atfthe inlet tothegalley.

The space lines a to, be introduced are a ygalley' vconsisting of aboxlv open at the top, and at the side adjacent tothe shutter;

its bottom is leveled near to this Y side and stops at a certaindistance from the facci-3a of the shutter box rests partly on a plate 5whose position .can be regulated, for example, by means of a screw 6 insuch a manner as to form between its edge 5a and the face 3a of theshutter a slot of a size less than the thickness of a space line. Inorder to indicate the extent of rotation ofthe screw .6 and hence theextent to which the slot has been enlarged or narrowed, apointer 61moving in front of the dial 62 is mounted on the shaft ofthe screws.`The space. lines are' pushed against the shutter by meansl of a pusher7 actuated, for example ,by springs, yand -they are .guided between one.of the side partitions of the boxV and a movable Y partition 8, whoseposition v.is regulated according to the length This partition can bexed, for example, by means of athumb screw 9, passingV through grooveson plates 10 and 11 with .which the galley 4 is provided. The shutter isprovided with a .shoulder 3* whose thickness is less than 'that ofthespace lines and which is adapted. to movevthe space lines downward. f

In order to resist the thrust of the space lines the shutter isstrengthened by a rib l3.

. At each riseV of the shutter itsshoulder 3"- comes a little above thespace lines so that one of these comes beneath the shoulder and moves asindicated .in the drawing with the shutter when the `latter movesdownward. The space line is there maintained vertical by the action of ablade spring l2 placed at the side of the arriving type lines andactuated by any suitable arrangements, for example, by means ofabutments and frictonal connections between the shutter, the support ofthe spring and av driving ,memben Vthe bottom. 0f the of. the spacelines.

When one of the lines comes in front I of the lowered space line thesprin A12 is raised -a little above this so as to ree it; the shutter 3then rises and the pusher 2 advances in such a 'manner as to push thespace line andthe line of .type into vthe type galley 1. Then before theshutter'f3 ,again moves downward bringing with it at fresh space lineythev spring 12 is lowered in such a manner as again toy assume itsoriginal position and to maintain the space line vertical so soon asthislatt'er has moved downward.-

.tenlef the space, linee.

'In 'place oi lthe arrangement `osci-"ew and plate illustrated, the sizeof the -space between 3a and 5 may be regulated by any other suitablearrangement, such as a cam fo'r"exanlipl'e".fV Y

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6, 4 is the box formingthe galley containingf. the fspa'ce lines va to be introduced; thebottom 1.13 of'the'box comprises adjacent to' ithefshutte'r 3; aemovable. portion 13 ,which can'slide in suitable guides inthefixedportion of thebottom lunder suitable' control, ror-exaf'inple,ya-screwj14, bcvel'pinio'ns 15,- landfhand wheel 17'. Upon the shaft 18of-V the :pinionsll and of the hand wheelfl'? isl'm'ounted a disklf)provided'with notches 2()A in .one of which a spring pawl 21 ,caneligage--- Byesuitably turning the hand wheel 17 in such a manner as tocause the sprngfpaw-l V 21 to engagein one-or other othe Anotches 20;Vthe position' ofthe l'vf alleleA bottom .13` can bevreg'ulated insu'ch arIanner as to'iproducefbetweeits'rear edge 131e.- end the feee seeltheShutter el' 'elet el ai thicknessv f less" than ,a space vline two'orvthree space 1ine's) ,Thesp'a'ee lines are guides; vas before in (eref lelle. le'ex e between ene ef ite Sleey peelitions andmovable partition'8; which may be rendered stationary 4by aird ofy a thumb screw 9Tpassing through grooves formedA in the plates'lO jfast with the galley.The

V.pusher 7, which serves to? pushA the space springy blades 22',

lines against the shutter 3, is actuated by flexible -connections, suchas belts; f ropes or l xed on theorie to the #pusher I' and*V ypassingover guide pulleys 235 then `being wound up and having'- their Y otherends fixed to pulleys 24',molir'ltedv upon a common shaft 25 fast withthegalleyA. Upon this 4shalt are also mounted ratchet wheels 26 withpawls 27 and spring barrels 28" whichv cause the advance of the pusher:and consequently that of' the space lines. ,lnrOnt', of the'galley 41is placed av special arrangement which allows of locking andlarresting'the space'line's and the pusher 7 when it is -desired toremove the galley 4e Jfrom the rest of the apparatus, tlie'galley beingfor this purpose detachably mounted. l .This arrangement ctnhprises'v acan 29 mounted upon a shaft' 30 fast with alever 4having a spring'pusher 32. This latter engages in notches 33 on a fixed V:support 34.The lever may occupy the two positions c S15-Land' 313.'.

. :lnrehe eee-e fp'ee'alee'the dem ae-alleiwee lever 35`Y pivotedA at 35toy 'rise under the lactionwof its spring 36; 4All lingeri 37 fast tioncoiitl'dl lever il'itoE positi0n-31 the cam 29 lowers the lever 35 andraises the finger. thuellberetnsethe speee lleesit to permit the passageof the line when the shutter rises. At this moment the slides areactedupon by their vsigiringsf which causes, the shutter L33196 rise'allowing'vthe passage of a'typ'e line and Vaf'spiace"line'belowlalaleeelleee being paare lategal-'eA galley l- ,by elle 'pusher '2. aaetealiela ll v lia-eel fee eaeiaple te'1 e plete-42h51 e, reel fell.`pese- 'through a grooye: Z13 formed AlnV lated by e milled heed45;-Yseree'stefneallltain, the S'peee' linee ir'fret er 'elle inlet efthe se 'Heving'eew pereieulelely aes'erltea elle eeeeaelneaehe aealee efear 'eeley,ilevelifelenY vand in'l what manner f theysaie is tobefgper-`alinea; we eeel're that' what we elena iegli. In eeaiag-jp' mael'e;elsjeaeeU lille galley andi-a shutter adaptedrt reciprocate allfleeaelelfellegeeiae; in* gelatina-,ien wane eerep'eel rea galleyelemige*lA fallestantially parallel toA the YV space line galley, elle@'Pusher edelted te; iterltteiltly Push forward'` the combinedspacel and't'yp' Y"es es Heey ,are ees'erblesih .the lhejnjgellei; eieehieeefbeiee@date eepeshfeyepaee -liee'flfenlaefgelley realeV estrae-ee el 'elle lee'mae alley-1.,@

e: Ie-e; steeg-,efe efeehieea.. 'eel-lerende ehueerzede I transverselyinth sa e type theses-they re e seller, the ,S'paee he'g with eleagieeainellyseei regulating they; 'Specie edge Qf. thebetem of"'andthe shiltter, Seid' eteeing pxevee 11e Stale bettemwfef re; salerelelly parallel thee-ete, alla eh te reenreeete le freni? Othe P?.,. leyte.' Push .iy spese hire frena`4 the-Ferme hee seller. #e tletrnee '0f fcoirlb-inatiefrV Wrv ,ain ler@ having-.van Stiege from that of theV shter and seryinggto l menteiathe renace, linee-n e ireteel:Iresimeagelley,

e l e111 4se?Lev;l., In'ra setting-up machine, a space line 130 galleyand a yielding pusher to advance the space lines to the front of thegalley, in combination with a pivoted lever at the front of the galleycarrying a stop arranged to arrest the advance of the space lines at thefront of the galley, means for yieldingly l urging the stop into anvoperative position to arrest the type, and a cam lever arranged to forcethe lever out of its operative position in opposition to the yieldingmeans.

5. In a setting-up machine, a space line galley and a pusher foryieldingly advancing the space lines in the galley, in combination witha flexible connection secured di- RENE PAUL DESIRE FRERET. PIERRE URBAINMAURAN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. P. PREssLY, FREDERIC HAILE.

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